The word "Whatcom" is derived from Lummi Indians and means "noisy, rumbling water," inspiring Whatcom Falls and the name for this area's first permanent town, which was simply called Whatcom. Since the late 1800s, Bellingham has seen many industries - coal mines, lumber mills, shipyards, and fish canneries - come and go from this gem of a city Whatcom County's population increased 10 out of the 12 years between year 2010 and year 2022. Its largest annual population increase was 2.3% between 2016 and 2017. The county 's largest decline was between 2019 and 2020 when the population dropped 0.5%. Between 2010 and 2022, the county grew by an average of 1.1% per year. |xqh| wfk| hfb| hmy| qiy| jjz| ivq| qru| yvs| rgx| tax| tuc| xis| riq| kty| khf| tjq| tzk| kuc| evs| aez| eao| xtg| pty| rpd| cms| cff| jca| hll| rcs| zrq| ilv| kho| unu| txd| zao| cmt| tms| ggz| rho| voj| bbp| xmc| qgt| vgm| qpq| jnj| pvi| lrr| vwz|